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A. M. LUND.

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APPLICATION FILED AUG-I9. I9I2.

1,1 35,033. Patented Apr. 13, 1915,

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A7 ,4 r WZM UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- ANDREW MAURICE LUND, 0F AUBURN, MAINE, ASSIGNOR TO UNITED SHOE MACHINERY COMPANY, OF PATEBSON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

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Application filed August 19, 1912.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ANDREW MAURICE LUNn, a subject of the King of Sweden, residing at Auburn, in the county of Androscoggin and State of Maine, having filed application for naturalization, have invented certain Improvements in Lasts, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like reference characters on the drawings indicating like parts in the several figures.

This invention relates to lasts, and in particular to lasts which are constructed for use in making shoes having so called nailless heel seats or in making shoes having an internal heel cushion. These cushions are commonly located in a pocket of more or less length which is provided at the heel end of the innersole of a boot or shoe, either by splitting the innersole from its rear end in a forward direction so as to form an upper, integral flap, or by attaching a separate piece of leather to the sole by any suitable means. It is desirable that the flap which constitutes the upper wall of the pocket, shall be free from attachment to other parts of the shoe at its rear and side edges, while part of the heel seat portion of the innersole which constitutes the lower wall of the pocket is secured to the upper and lining of the shoe by the usual fastenings, and is secured to the heel by the heel attaching nails. This permits the flap to be easily raised, when desired, in order to remove'the cushion from its pocket, or to insert it therein; or, if a cushion is not to be used, the heel seat may be' smoothed up prior to cementing down the flap.

An important feature of the present invention consists in providing a last especially adapted for use in making shoes of the above described tvpes with an improved form of heel or anvil plate which is permanently secured to the last and is arranged to be offset from the tread face of the last to provide an unobstructed space between such face and the plate to receive the flap of the innersole. It is contemplated that in use this plate will be located in the pocket between the flap and the lower heel seat portions of the inner sole and will thus be in position to act as an anvil upon which the eel attaching nails will be clenched when Patented Apr. 13, 1915.

Serial No. 715,882.

they pass through this portion of the innersole, while at the same time the plate will protect the flap from the nails in order that the flap may be free and unattached to the shoe at its rear and side edges. Preferably the connection between the anvil plate and the last is of such a character as to permit the plate to be positioned offset from the last to provide a space to receive the flap of an innersole for use as just described, or to be positioned against the heel seat face of the last for use in other operations on the shoe or in making other classes of shoes, which do not have an innersole split at its heel end. An advantage following from connecting the anvil plate permanently to the last, as compared with prior constructions in which the plate is separated from and unattached to the last, is that in the former case the plates cannot be misplaced, or lost, thereby occasioning annoying delays, but each plate is always retained in position for use with its last.

In the preferred embodiment of the invention the anvil late is formed or provided with an angu arly related rear portion which is shaped to conform with the curvature of the heel end of the last, and with forwardly extending portions, and these rear and forward extensions of the plate lie within recesses which are formed partly in the end and partly in the sides of the last so that the extensions will lie flush with the surface of the last. The side extensions of the plate are each connected by means, such as a. slot and pin, with the last, and the recesses which receive the extensions are of such area as to permit vertical movement of the heel plate in order to position it in olfset relation to the heel seat of the last, or in engagement with the heel seat, which may be slightly recessed to receive the plate.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 represents, in side elevation, 31 last embodying this invention; Fig. 2 is a section of the heel portion of the last shown in Fig. 1, together; with the heel portion of a shoe thereon, showing the position occupied by the heel plate; and Fig. 3 is a sectional View of the heel portion of the shoe after the last has been withdrawn.

The last 2 is shown as being formed with a shallow recess 3 at its heel seat portion to receive the heel or anvil plate 4, having the upturned angular portion 6 at its rear end, which is curved in substantial conformity with the rear end of the last, and the forwardly directed side extensions 8. The angular portion 6 and the extensions 8 of the plate fit within shallow recesses or cut out portions 13, 14, in the last end and sides, the recesses 14 being of a size to permit sufficient vertical movement of the extensions 8 to carry the plate 4 away from the heel seat of the last so as to provide a space between the plate and last to receive the flap 16 of the innersole 15. Suitable means, as pins 10 in the last and a slot 12 in each extension, may be provided to fasten the extensions to the last while permitting the requisite amount of movement of the extensions in the recesses to carry the anvil plate away from, or toward, the head face of the last.

Preliminary to lasting a shoe of the types above mentioned the insole is split a suilicient distance from its rear end to produce the flap 16, or a piece of leather corresponding to the flap is secured to the insole over the heel seat. In the use of this invention the insole will be secured to the last in the ordinary manner, the plate 4; having been moved a slight distance from the sur' a the heel portion of the last, as shown in Fig. 1, and inserted between the flap 16 and the part 18 of the heel seat end of the insole. The extensions 8 rest upon the lower walls of the recess 14 and act as stops to limit the outward movement of the anvil plate. The upper and lining are then lasted to the innersole, including the heel seat portion 18 thereof, and subsequently the upper materials are permanently united to the innersole by stitches, or otherwise, and the outsole is thereafter secured to the innersole. Following these operations the heel is attachedby the usual attaching nails which pass through the outsole and heel seat portion 18 of the innersole and are clenched against the plate 4, leaving the flap 16 free from attachment to any part of the shoe. Upon withdrawal of the last from the shoe the rear portion of the latter presents the appearance shown in Fig. 3, the flap 16 being free so that it may be readily raised to permit the introduction of an elastic heel cushion, after which the flap may then be closed to cover the cushion and protect'the same; or the flap may be cemented directly to the part 18 to produce a nailless heel seat.

If it is desired for any reason to use the last in the shoe after the operations just described, or for making shoes that do not have an insole provided with a split heel seat portion, then the plate 4 will be raised so as to lie within the recess 3 where it will be substantially flush with the tread face of the last. \Vhen the plate is positioned in this manner the last may be used exactly as are lasts of the usual construction in which the anvil plate is fixed ermanently to the tread face of the heel. t will be seen that the last shown is so constructed that the anvil plate forms a permanent part of it and is thereby always in plosition for use in manufacturing any of t e above mentioned types of shoes. Since the member 6 extends from the perimeter of the plate 4 it does not obstruct the space between the tread face of the heel part of the last and the plate into which the flap 16 projects and does not interfere in any way with the application of an insole to the tread face of the last in its normal or usual position.

Having thus described my invention what I claim'as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. A last having an anvil plate ermanently attached thereto and mounte to afford an unobstructed space between the tread face of the last and said plate for the application of an insole in its normal position on said face.

2. A last having an anvil plate permanently attached thereto and arranged to be positioned either in contact with the tread face of the last or at a distance therefrom to afford an unobstructed space between said face and said plate for the application to said face of an insole.

3. A last having a recessed heel sent, an anvil plate for said heel seat, and means permanently connecting said plate to said last and arranged to enable the plate to be moved into said recess or away from said recess to provide an unobstructed space for the application of an insole in its normal position on the bottom of said last.

4. A last having an anvil plate for its heel part, and means for permanentlv connecting said plate to said last arranged to permit movement of the plate toward and from the tread face of said heel part, said means being so connected to said plate as to afford, when the plate is moved away from said face, an unobstructed space for the entrance, between said plate and the tread face of the heel part, of the heel seat part of an insole when placed in its normal position on the bottom of the last.

5. A last having recesses formed in opposite sides of its heel part, in combination with an anvil plate having extensions arranged to occupy said recesses and movable therein to permit the plate to be positioned in an offset relation to the tread face of the last or in engagement with said face.

6. A last having recesses formed in opposite sides and at the rear of its heel part, in combination with an anvil plate having extensions located in said recesses and movable therein to permit said plate to move toward or from the tread face of said last.

7. A last having recesses formed in opposite sides and at the rear end of its heel part, in combination with an anvil plate having extensions located in said recesses and movable therein in the direction of the height of the last to enable said plate to move toward or from the tread face of the last. and means permanently connecting said ere tensions to said heel part.

8. last having an anvil plate mounted or movement toward and from the tread face of the last, an extension from the perimeter of said plate having a sliding engagement with the last. and means cooperating with said extension to limit the outward movement of said plate.

9. A last having an anvil plate and a slot and pin connection between said last and plate permitting movement of the plate into ofl'set relation to the last, or into engagement therewith.

10. A last having an anvil plate for its heel part and means permanently connecting said plate to said last arranged to support the plate in an oti'set relation to the tread face of said heel part. said means being so connected to said plate as to afford an unobstructed space for the application of an insole to the bottom of said last and for the entrance of the heel seat part of said insole between said plate and said tread face.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ANDREW MAURICE LUND.

\Vi tnesses BENJAMIN PALMER, Fonns'r E. LUDEBEN.

Corrections in Letters PatentNo. 1,135,033.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,135,033, granted April 13,

1915, upon the application of Andrew Maurice Lund, of Auburn, Maine, for an improvement in Lasts, errors appear in the printed specification requiring correction as follows: Page 1, line 72, for the word separated read separate; page 2, line 19, for the word head read tread; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with these corrections therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 21st day of September, A. D., 1915. l

J. T. NEWTON,

Acting Commissioner of Patents.

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